Corset.



0. H. SGHOPBAVGHJ CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27, 1912- 1',133,824. Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

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CHARLES H. SCHOPBACH, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS.

CORSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

Application filed November 27, 1912. Serial N 0. 733,785.

marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This lnventlon relates to improvements 1n corsets, and particularly tothat type of corsets as are provided with a ventilating section orsections.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple andeflicient ventilated corset, adapted to be economically constructed, anda simple and eflicient method of making the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a ventilating oropenwork section or strip for corsets comprising a series of transversestrips having spaces therebetween and provided with longitudinal, orupwardly and downwardly extending strips secured to the opposite endportions of the transverse strips, and adapted to hold the latter inproper position during the operation of securing the sections to themain body portion of the corset, and also adapted to connect theadjacent edges of the main body portion of the corset and to formpockets for receiving and holding in place suitable stays or ribs ofstiflening or reinforcing material and for guiding the latter intheoperation of inserting them into position to extend upward anddownward'along the opposite marginal portions of the openwork section orsections.

Other and further objects of the invention,

will appear from an examination'of the following description and claimand from an inspection ofthe accompanying drawings.

, The invention consists in the features, combinations, and details ofconstruction herein described and claimed. 7 i

f In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in elevation ofapiece of latticework or openwork, comprising a series of transversestrips and a series of upwardly and downwardly extending, orlongitudinal strips attached to or connected with the transverse stripsand adapted to hold the same in position, and shows a plurality of thelongitudinal strips as they appear before being cut longitudinally intotwo separate parts each adapted to form a side strip for a difl'erentventilating or openwork section; Fig. 2, a similar view of a portion ofa ventilating or openwork section showing the same as it would appearafter being cut from the connected sections of a piece of openworkmaterial, such as is shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a fragmentary view inelevation of a portion of a corset provided with a ventilating oropenwork section constructed in accordance with my invention andimprovements with parts broken away to show the construction of thearticle and particularly the manner of connecting the transverse stripsor portions of the ventilating or openwork section and the upwardly anddownwardly extending strips and stays; Fig. 4, a horizontal, sectionalview, taken on line 4% of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5, a view of a modified formof ventilating or openwork strip comprising transverse and upwardly anddownwardly extending portions woven in one piece and adapted to form aventilating or openwork section of a corset.

In constructing a ventilated corset, or corset having a ventilating oropenwork section or sections, in accordance with my invention andimprovements, I provide a piece of openwork or lattice-work comprising aseries of transverse strips a of fabric, which are arranged, bypreference, in parallel relation and a sufficient distance from eachother to provide spaces 6 therebetween, all of said transverse stripsbeing connected by means of a series of upwardly and downwardlyextending, or longitudinal strips 0 which extend in perpendicularrelation to the transverse strips and are attached to the latter so asto hold them in proper position with relation to each other previous toand during the operation of sewing the sections of openwork orventilating sections to the main body portions 03 of the corset.

The transverse strips a and longitudinal or upwardly and downwardlyextending strips 0 are shown in Fig. 1 formed of connected pieces offabric which are attached to each other by means of seams 6. They may,however, be attached by any suitable means adapted to hold them inproper relasecuring the sections to the main body por of uniformconstruction and in commercial quantitiesand in the most economical man-,ner possible a desirablemethodof constructing the ventilating sectionsis illustrated in Figs: 1 and 2. Apiece-of openwork material, comprisingtransverse strips a and longitu- Mdinal strips 0, is first made in anyordinary or well known manner, which is adapted to form a plurality ofventilating sections by cutting the strips 0 along lines f, as indicatedin Fig. 1. Each of the sections 9 thus formed comprises a series oftransverse strips h, corresponding to the strips a, shown in'Fig. l,and-side stripsz' each of which is cut from one of the strips cindicatedin Fig. 1with the exception that the marginal strip j shown in Fig. lis'adapted to form one' ofthe side strips of a complete section andisnot required to be cut into two strips in order to serve its purpose.The transverse strips h are provided with aper- 1 tures in therebetween.(see Figs. 2 and 3) and their opposite ends are attached to theupwardlyand downwardly extending or side strips'c by means of the seamse, as already described in connection with Fig. l. The

transverse stripsh, and particularly the end portions thereof, are thusadapted to be sepcurely held in proper position with relation Ito/eachother and with relation to the longitudinal or side strips 01 previousto and during the operation of securing the ventilating or openworksection-or sections to the vsctionsotthemain body of the corset to beconnected thereby. The piece of open- .work from which the sections 9are'made may also comprlse in its construction upwardly and downwardlyextend-ing strips .m, shown in Fig. 1, which extend across thetransverse strips 4; in parallel relation to ..the strips c, and areattached to the strips a and 0,'i fdesired, by means of the same seamse; or the same connecting means which connect the strips a and 0. *Thesestrips m are of course adapted to be severed when the strips 0 arecutalongthe lines f, as already udfescribed, so that each forms-twolongitu= dinalstrips n' (seeFig. 3). The sections 9 comprising thetransverse strips or-portions and upwardly and downwardly extending sidestrips orportions ihaving been thus produced are secured to and adaptedt0-ex-.

.. tend across the space between the marginal edges 0 ofthesectionsofthe-mainbody-portionlclofi the garment or corset, asshownin Figs. 3andl4. iThe sectionsg are laid upon and in position to overlapthe marginal edges 0 of the main body portions cl of the "corset,asshown inFigs. 3 and 4. A lining strip Z is laid upon each of thestrips 2' so as to provide a space or pocket 1r) between the str ps iand Z adapted to receive. a-stay. or strip of stlfi'ening or reinforcingmaterial 9 therebetween. Aa1; outer strip 0" of suitable fabric is laidupon and forms a cover for the lining strip band has a marginalportion swhich projects laterally; beyond the marginal edgesof the strips'i-andbeyond the marginal'edges-of the openworksections 9 comprising the saidstrips z. This projecting portion s is secured to the main body portiondot the garment by-means of aseam t, indicated in' F-igs; 3 and 4:.Seams uand 0 aresewn' through all of the strips r, l, and

A; and through the inner marginal portions of the garment d coveredthereby, said-seams a and 01 being located on oppositesides of the spaceor pocketp into which-the stays g are nserted. The projecting portion.9" of thestripr, being secured at its outer margindirectly to the bodyportion of'the .corset, covers-the unfinished-outer margin of theventilating-section and-aidsin aflording a strong and; durableconnection between the fbody 11301131011 and the ventilating-section.

The sections 9 thus serve to connect the marglnal edges of" thebodyportions d of the A corset, and provide ventilating apertures be- 1tween said body portions (Z, and between the stays. -The sect ons 9being thus made com-' plete in themselves soas to-comprise transversestrips orportions la'an'd upwardly and downwardly; extending strips orportions integral with or attached to the transverse strips or portionsby the seams'e independ-' ently of the means for connecting the sections9 tojthe'body portions-d of the corset,

it will-be readily'seen that the accurate arrangement-of all of theparts inproper positi on,-and the securing of the parts together in afinished and workmanlike manner is greatly facilitated, and aruniformityof construction and symmetry of the. finished product isobtained-Which'is very durable by; reasOn-of'the accurate and secureconnection of the parts, and that the making of corsets economically andin commercial quantities isgreatly facilitated. I

I claim: ,7 "In :a corset,' the i combination of twoj body sections;thereof, a ventilating section con-i sisting-oftwo side memberslaterally spaced from each other, and transverse strips having theinendssecured to. said side members by'; stitching independent of the meansfor securing saidaventilating section to the body -sections; stiffening1 strips extending 1 along the said side amefmbers" between their-sidemargins andpocketfiorming-strips overlap; ping-said stifi en-ingstripmanjd sidemembers' and extending laterally beyond the latter;

. and means for securing the side members of ing strip remote from theedge of the body section.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention I aflix mysignature in the presence of tWo Witnesses, this twenty-third 15 day ofNovember, A. D. 1912.

CHARLES H. SOHOPBACH. Witnesses:

MARSHALL B. GARDNER, EMIL SGHOPBACH.

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